COVID-19 -- open for essential services -- providing urgent in-person individual services with heightened screening
* FCSW program operating remotely and able to assist with family support, safety planning -- clients contact intake line 416-323-9149 ext 234 or fcsw@schliferclinic.com if unsafe to call
* cancelled: group counselling and special programming sessions
* call, email or visit
BSCC website for details
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Legal services -- information, advice and consultation on issues of violence against women
* referrals to lawyers
* assistance with all levels of the justice system
* family and immigration law representation
* Independent Legal Advice for survivors of sexual assault
* community education
* systemic advocacy
Family Court Support Worker Program -- information on the family court process
* assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
* referral to specialized services and supports in the community
* safety planning
* court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate
Counselling Services -- individual and group counselling
* mindfulness, trauma support
* referrals to community agencies
* transitional housing and support for women leaving abusive relationships
* Gardiner Expressive Arts Group for survivors of sexual abuse
Interpreter Services Toronto, ist@schliferclinic.com -- language interpretation to access support services in the community and in Domestic Violence Courts
* includes services for clients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
* interpreter training and employment opportunities
